Hair Loss

Hair Loss

Hair loss is not necessarily an age-specific problem, it can have various causes, and thus any overtake. To some degree hair loss is natural, as through the different hair growth stages and then fail.

Of pathological hair loss, in technical language also called alopecia, it is called only from a hair loss of more than 100 hairs a day. The most common forms of hair loss are hereditary hair loss, alopecia areata and diffuse hair loss.

Hereditary hair loss
The hereditary / genetic hair loss is called Androgenetic Alopecia in technical language. He is the most common type of hair loss usually occurs from 20 Years on. When hereditary hair loss are so-called receding hairline and the hair is getting thinner and shorter. Of androgenetic alopecia are mostly affected men and in rare cases, women.

Alopecia
When alopecia areata, medically known as alopecia areata, the causes are not known. The hair falls out it in a circular area. The circular hair loss is often accompanied by weakness of the immune system and can occur in people of all ages. The hairs can be affected.

Diffuse hair loss
In diffuse hair loss, there are no individual bare patches or baldness, the hair falls evenly throughout the head. Therefore, the density of the hair, which means that you see shining through the scalp through the hair. Unlike the other types of hair loss from diffuse hair loss women are affected more often than men.

Causes of hair loss
In addition to the appearance of hair loss can also vary greatly from each other causes. The most common causes of hair loss are chronic diseases, family history, nutritional disorders, skin diseases, thyroid disorders, poisoning, as well as zinc or iron deficiency.